Lynn Green

General Secretary

The General Secretary serves our Union by offering spiritual leadership within the context of the Word and prayer.

The General Secretary is the leader of our Union, both internally in supporting, guiding and encouraging our Associations, Colleges and Churches in mission, and also externally in representing the Union in the UK and abroad, in both Christian and secular settings. Read more...

Dave Gregory

President

The President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain is elected annually and takes office in May.

The President’s main role is as a communicator / facilitator of our Union’s vision and mission. The President travels around our Union, engaging with local churches, regional Associations and Colleges. Read more...

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'Fighting for their survival'

Open Doors asks people to remember the plight of persecuted Christians in North Korea ahead of the Winter Olympics

With the start of the Winter Olympics the world’s attention is focused on Korea. The joint Korean women’s ice hockey team and the pro-unification flag show that North Korea is attempting to present a more friendly face to the world.

But Open Doors, an international ministry serving persecuted Christians and churches worldwide, is asking people not to forget the thousands of Christians persecuted under the brutal Kim regime.

Every year Open Doors produces its World Watch List, an independently audited ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. Every year North Korea remains the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian.

'As many nations come together to take part in the Winter Olympics, let us not forget that every day over 300,000 Christians are denied the right to take part in the religious observance of their choice,' said Dr Matthew Rees, Advocacy Policy Officer at Open Doors.

'They are a beleaguered community who are fighting for their very survival.'

Every aspect of life in North Korea is controlled by the state, the charity explains. The belief that God is a higher authority than the nation’s leader, Kim Jong-un, is seen as a threat that must be crushed. Tens of thousands of Christians are incarcerated in horrific labour camps, and thousands more keep their faith in Christ a complete secret.

'They ignore all freedoms,' said Timothy, a North Korean refugee.

'The human rights level is zero per cent. Religions are not allowed. The leader of North Korea has to be worshipped as god, and this will not change unless the regime collapses.'

Incredibly, despite this tremendous persecution, the church in North Korea is growing – Open Doors estimates that there are 300,000 courageous Christians in North Korea, who are in desperate need of encouragement.

As a way to support North Korean believers and to understand their hardship, pain and courage, Open Doors is asking people to Live like a North Korean with their Lent resource of the same name.

Many secret believers in North Korea are strengthened by the knowledge that Christians around the world are standing with them. One North Korean secret believer said, 'We don’t know your names or your faces. Still you support us. Thanks to you we are holding on.'

Daily Bible readings, prayers and actions help you to experience a little of what North Korean Christians endure every day. You might end up buying your Bible or surviving a day without electricity. These actions 'cannot replicate the reality of our dear brothers and sisters', says Open Doors, but with prayerful reflection 'they can provide a window into the world of a North Korean Christian.'

The opening ceremony for the 2018 #WinterOlympics is about to begin! And #NorthKorea & South Korea will be marching together, under one flag. This will be a symbol of hope for Koreans who are dreaming of the day when believers from both sides of the border will worship together. pic.twitter.com/DCzEWuLWio